Eloy Jiménez

BIOGRAPHY

Eloy Jiménez was born November 27, 1996, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is an outfielder in the MLB.

Jiménez was considered the top international free agent for 2013. MLB.com called him a five-tool player, noting that during workouts he impressed scouts with his intelligence, speed, and gap-to-gap power. He signed with the Chicago Cubs in July 2013 for a $2.8 million signing bonus.

In 2018, the White Sox assigned Jiménez to the Birmingham Barons of the Class AA Southern League, though he missed the end of spring training with a knee injury and the beginning of the regular season with a pectoral injury. The White Sox promoted him to the Charlotte Knights of the Class AAA International League in June. In 108 total games between the two teams, he slashed .337/.384/.577 with 22 home runs and 75 RBIs.

Overall with the 2020 Chicago White Sox, Jiménez batted .296 with fourteen home runs and 41 RBIs in 55 games. He won his first Silver Slugger Award that season.

 On July 26, Jiménez was activated off of the injured list to make his season debut. The following day on July 27, Jimenez hit a go ahead three run homerun in the 8th inning off of Kyle Zimmer to give the White Sox a 5-3 win. His home run was measured at 459 feet. On August 8 and 9, Jiménez became the first player in White Sox history to hit 2 Home Runs and 5 RBI's in back-to-back games. His two home runs on August 8 came off of Chicago Cubs pitchers Zach Davies and Michael Rucker and his two homers on August 9 came off of Minnesota Twins pitcher Beau Burrows. On September 7 in a game against the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum, Jimenez was hit in the knee in the dugout by a foul ball that was hit off of his teammate Andrew Vaughn. Jimenez left the game with a significant bone bruise. In 2021, Jimenez hit .249 in 55 games with 10 Home Runs and 37 RBI's.

In a series against the Twins on April 23, 2022, Jimenez suffered a Hamstring strain while attempting to beat a throw to first base and was ruled out for 6-8 weeks. On July 6, Jimenez was activated off the IL and homered in his 2nd at bat. Overall in 2022, Jimenez appeared in 84 games hitting .295 while hitting 16 Home Runs and 54 RBIs.